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Emergency personnel were on scene after a accident killed an elderly motorist and injured another driver in Milton on Route 125 during a snowstorm Wednesday.

MILTON -- Police today released the identifies of the drivers involved in a fatal, two-vehicle accident in snowy conditions on Route 125 here on Wednesday afternoon.

According to police, Monique Smith, 76, of Main Street in Union, was heading northbound in snowy conditions on Route 125 when she lost control of the red Ford Taurus she was driving. Smith's vehicle collided with a southbound Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck being driven by Richard Stuart, 50, also of Main Street in Union.

Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, but police say Stuart was transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital with serious injuries suffered in the accident.

Milton police are still investigating the incident, with assistance from the Strafford County Regional Technical Accident Reconstruction team.

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Emergency personnel work on accident reconstruction of a fatal collision on Route 125 in Milton Wednesday afternoon that killed an unidentified woman and injured the driver of the second vehicle involved.

Milton Fire Chief Nick Marique said that firemen found Smith's body trapped in the Taurus when they arrived at the scene but did not extricate it until a state medical examiner arrived.

Milton Police Cpl. Evan Favorite said Wednesday that the cause of the incident was determined by interviewing witnesses at the scene. The red Ford Taurus sustained heavy damage to the side of the vehicle, while the pickup truck had extensive front-end damage.

The accident forced the area of Route 125 near the New Hampshire Farm Museum to be closed to traffic for more than four hours Wednesday as the technical accident reconstruction team investigated the collision.

Frisbie Memorial Hospital paramedics responded to the scene, and Wakefield Fire and Rescue Department was on scene to provide additional manpower, said Marique.

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A Milton fire truck blocks part of Route 125 in Milton Wednesday after a fatal accident killed an elderly woman and injured the other driver during a snowstorm Wednesday.